Thursday, April 18, 2013

Amtrak, Take Me to Montreal! - Part II

So.....after enjoying a wonderful night's sleep at the Hotel duFort...I rose early to experience all I could of wonderful Montreal before returning to the hotel to dress for Tamara's wedding celebration! :)

Thank you, Montreal, for a beautiful day to enjoy!

Great Canadian postal box! Why can't American post boxes be this great? Actually, our post boxes are becoming obselete. Sad. So....I rose so early and walked down a major street (name escapes me but Tamara would know! ha)....that no one was even on the street yet! ha I loved my early morning jaunt walking towards to the heart of Montreal and then down to the waterfront where I would take a great amphibian boat tour! :) But hey...lots of photos before we get there. :)

Standing on the street....looking down into this lower-level shop.....and really wishing I could grab a fresh doughnut....or bagel....whichever it might have been. :)

So tempting! Seriously. VERY tempting! :)

I truly had the street to myself. Like....I could have easily walked down the middle of the road with no worries on this early morning! :)

Oh....Montreal on a beautiful early morning!

I stayed here in 1980 with my father! I remember every detail of that trip while I was in college. It was a business trip my father took and my Mom couldn't go so I went with him. We traveled by train to Quebec City and I will never forget seeing the Hotel Frontenac, the St. Lawrence River, and all the sights of Quebec City! But I digress....back to Montreal on this beautiful beautiful day!

Chinatown in Montreal! :)

Great building art. Not graffiti....ART! :)

Wow! Could this day BE more gorgeous? :)

Uh...isn't this on a U.S. stamp! :) Love the LOVE! :)

I eventually made my way down to the waterfront and learned about this great tour along the Montreal watefront in an amphibian vehicle! :) First....we drove down some streets in Montreal....then headed into the water! :)

Throwing caution to the wind and heading into the water! :)

Funky, quirky, apartment complex built, I believe, for the Olympics in days past. Pretty cool!

No words needed! ha

Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal! Beautiful! Historic!

One could just stand and stare in awe....for a long long time! Oh how I love traveling and seeing such incredible sights. And.....sometimes I am grateful for being alone so I can enjoy such incredible sights in my own time without any worries. On this day in Montreal, I was enjoying all the sights in my own time....seeing sights I planned to see.....without any stress. This might sound strange, blog friends, but I truly enjoy time with myself. I do not need a traveling companion. I am completely happy and comfortable traveling alone. What can I say? ha It might be hard for some to understand but I honestly enjoy traveling with someone that I know will be a great travel companion....ME! ha

Gorgeous stained glass.

Wow! So....it's now time to head back to the hotel and dress for Tamara and Michael's wedding! :) I was done with walking! ha So I took the subway to the closest stop to my hotel.

Here comes the train! :) I exited the subway with just a 10-15 minute walk back to my hotel. And on my walk.....I had to take a look at these cute little row houses!

I want to live in that blue house! ha

My next post will be about the great wedding of my friend and the end of my time at Tapawingo in Lake George, NY. Those who know me....know that my posts are definitely photo-heavy! ha I hope you don't mind and enjoy the posts because I truly enjoy creating them. :) Cheers to all, T.